Daily Republican., 1887-06-07
NEWS sUMMARY.
Burned to Death-Wni Not AccepC tho
Proposed Reduction upset at a PIcnic
--Released After Four Trials

burned to Doath-Wni Not AccepJ tho
Proposed heduction-U upset at a Pionic
-Released After -FOUR Trials
Al Manuel, Dakots, last Friday, Mrs.
Bokker temporarily left her home, two
children, aged respectfully three and
four years, remaining 1t home. "Re
turning she found the roam in which
she had left the children on fire. Quick
ly snatching the youngest child, shs
made q rush for the door, in doing
which she upset the kerosene can, the
oil igniting and setting fire 10 her
clothes. She succeeded In getting out
Of doors, where she lay down with the
child In her arms and both were burned
to death. The other child burned ,o
death In the house,
At Reading, Pa, yesterday, com.
nittee representing the 1900 employ es
Iron Works called upon the manage.
ment and notified them that at . meet.
Ing of all the employees, 1t had been
agreed not to accept the proposed ten
per cent. reduction, announced to take
effect on the 1 3sh instant.
While forty persons, Of both sexes.
were returning from picnic near Gin.
cinnati, on Saturday night, the vehicle
upset and Its occupants were thrown
down an embankment. Blk were dan.
gerously injured, and one Of them, Miss
Frances Linderman, 10 not expected to
recover.
Watkins and Steptoe, colored charged
with the murder of Lizzie Wilson, In
Roanoke, Virginia, three years ago,
and who have been tried four times,
each trial resulting In = hung jury, di.
viding on the color line, were re.
leased from custody on nolle pros, .,
Lynchburg, on Monday.
A terrific thunder storm visited Gin.
cinnati on Sunday afternoon, and dis
abled 400 telephone instruments by
melting the wires. Much debris wal
washed rom the hillsides in the high
w.ys. CellAls In Newport were hlled
with water.
The employees OF John Mupdell &
Co.'S Philadelphia shoe manufactor!
yestS 6 Sfday resumed work at the old rat
, Of wages, aud not under the coopera.
tive scheme. The drm would not sig
tho new agreement presented by De
trict Assembly No. 20.
A letter from Santiago de Cuba
dated the 9th ult., reports nearly 40
cases OF smallpox there. The death
from the 1st ult, had numbered 40, al
tie victims having bsen unvaccinated
} The disease has appeared at Guantana
mo.
Charles Adams, aged 70 years,
Philadelphian, VINO had been visiting
at Enfield, Mass, died suddenly C
apoplexy, at the railway station there
yesterday morning, just as he wa
about to get on the train for home.
q News has been received In Quebec o
q o severe earthquake recently felt IL
County L'Islet. Pieces Of rock forty t
: fifty feet square were thrown from th
= mountains, ana some large for ,st tres
were up:ooted.
A solored man who had attic mptad t
Assault the mother.i In. law of the 6herii
of Monroe county, Arkansas, was take
from the jail At Clarendon, ON Sunda
night and lynched. He confessed h!
guilt.
The storm at Oberlin, Ohio, on Sur
DAY, carried away HearIy All the tow
bridges, and the water flooded four {
the streets to . depth of several fee
About fifty houses and the Ras worn
were flooded.
James Perkins was seized wit
"a cramps while trying 20 swim across th
river near Vandalia, Illinois, on Sur
day and was drowned.
Mrs. PEBBLES and her infant wer
killed by lightning while asleep, nea
Stringtowp, Texas, on Saturday nigh
= One death from yellow fever and on
=, new case were reported yesterday i
: Key West.